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Cinematography
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Want to be ready for Reality? Mod your camera!
The reality shooter has to be mobile and invisible. Futzing around with lighting, support and/or audio can simply mean missing the shot, and often does. Videographer/editor and longtime Cow leader Grinner Hester demonstrates how to mod on a budget in this unique little how-to.
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Author: Grinner Hester |
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Sony CineAlta - XDCAM
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The Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Camera: A Closer Look
Creative Cow Contributing Editor Dylan Reeve says that the EX1 is another Sony breakthrough. A truly professional camera, the XDCAM EX1 offers format and workflow advantages previously unseen in other small cameras. Dylan will show you how the camera works, and how the footage works with your favorite NLE, while also looking ahead to the PMW-EX3.
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Author: Dylan Reeve |
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| | | | News: Lithuania's LNK TV Adopts Panasonic P2 Technology
by Cow News Droid on Jul 23, 2008 at 5:46:58 pm
in the News & Press Releases Forum
have announced that LNK, Lithuania's largest independent broadcaster, has adopted Panasonic P2 technology for news and programme production. LNK selected Panasonic P2 cameras and equipment following the adoption of P2 by Latvian Independent TV (LNT), TV5, PBK, and Kanal 2 ... | | | | |
| | | | Critical Focus
by Cadge31 on Oct 2, 2007 at 3:49:33 pm
in the Indie Film & Documentary Forum
I guess I should rephrase my question. Which of these two cameras with no ad-ons has a shallower depth of field, if either. -Aaron | | | | |
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AVID Editing
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Under the Gun with RED One
Dylan Reeve and a small team of New Zealand filmmakers had 48 hours to get their assignment, write a script, direct, shoot and post their film, then hand in the finished show...oh yeah, and refine their RED shooting and editing skills under the gun while trying to beat out 230 other teams! Sound wild? You have no idea....
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Author: Dylan Reeve |
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| | | | Sudden Video Capture Problems
by Rich Stahle on May 26, 2008 at 12:42:42 am
in the Sony Vegas Forum
I've been capturing video w/sony video capture/vegas on windows xp pro pc for over 3 years now - with a trv-70, trv140 and a vx2100 cameras. I've had the occasional time the firewire cable came out as i was handling/changing ... | | | | |
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Indie Film & Documentary
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The Making of Kenya, the documentary film
In 2000, a team from Steven Galvano's organization (RCCM) traveled to Zambia and the over 20 hours of video he captured there turned into a short documentary film. Now, 6 years and three documentary films later, documenting these trips have become a central part of what he does. In this article, Steven describes his recent documentary: Kenya, The Documentary Film.
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Author: Steven Galvano |
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Adobe After Effects
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On Set Keying
In this article Creative Cow Leader Andrew Shanks plans to go through some of the software options for checking greenscreens on set (Lensfeed, Veescope and Conduit Live).
Review, Feature
Author: Andrew Shanks |
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Sony Vegas
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Excalibur 6.0 Custom Command for Sony Vegas Pro 8
If you read the review of Excalibur 4.5 from Jim Harvey in 2005, you know that he liked the plug in very much. So much so that he gave it the full 5 cows. So it will come as no surprise that Jim likes the newest edition as well. In this review, Jim points out that there are some very nice and useful additions to the toolset that will interface seamlessly with the new Vegas Pro 8 editing package.
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Author: Jim Harvey |
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Sony Vegas
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Vegas Pro 8 Collection
In this review, CreativeCOWs Jim Harvey takes a look at The Vegas Pro collection which combines Vegas Pro 8, DVD Architect Pro 4.5, and Dolby(R) Digital AC-3 encoding software to offer an integrated environment for all phases of professional video, audio, DVD, and broadcast production.
Review
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Apple Color
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The Forbidden Kingdom: Jackie Chan. Jet Li. FCP.
A Creative Cow Exclusive! DigitalFilm Trees Zed Saeed has helped create pioneering digital workflows built around FCP, custom-designed for large-scale productions. Their biggest challenge so far has come on The Forbidden Kingdom, an epic film partnering Jackie Chan and Jet Li for the first time -- with production and post in China, Korea, Australia, and multiple locations in the US. Heres a look at how they put it all together with FCP, Xserve, XML, Color, file-based workflows...and hard, hard work.
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Author: Zed Saeed |
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JVC cameras/decks
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JVC BR-DV3000, a review by Jim Harvey
Several months ago, Jim Harvey needed to acquire a small DV deck that had the capability of handling both mini-DV and full-sized DV cassettes. Having used JVC products in the past, Jim narrowed his choices to either the BR-DV6000 or the BR-DV3000. He decided on the BR-DV3000 and was so disappointed -- even after numerous attempts to work through issues with JVC's service department -- that he wanted to share his experiences with other COW members. Normally, we do not usually run stories or reviews of this nature but we've followed this story and have seen Jim attempt every possible solution in our opinion. So, we felt this review is accurate, if only in Jim's experience and some others we have seen with similar BR-DV3000 stories here at Creative Cow.
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Author: Jim Harvey |
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Cinematography
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Shooting with RED: Testing, testing...
CreativeCOW leader Gary Adcock's experience shooting both film and HD gives him a unique perspective as he takes you along for thorough testing with the new RED camera. In part 1 of this series, he focuses on the camera's benefits and shortcomings of the camera itself, as well as some of the challenges shooting with it.
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Author: Gary Adcock |
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Podcasts | | | | news round-up podcast
Episode #032 - April 27, 2006
Episode 032 - NAB Wrap-up, Better Design with Philip Konya, Panasonic and JVC HD cameras, Red One, AJA, Telestream Flip4Mac, 17-inch MacBook Pro, New Tek SpeedEDIT, Media 100, Apple Aperture 1.1 and more creative tech news, interviews and reports - www.creativecow.net | | | | |
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Episode #018 - January 19, 2006
Episode 018 - Adobe After Effects 7 Review with John Dickinson, Creative News with Ron Lindeboom, Adobe's New Creative Suite Production Studio, New Sony HD cameras and more creative tech news, interviews and reports - www.creativecow.net | | | | |
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